McHenry County Recycling Resources

The McHenry County Green Guide serves as resource for how to dispose of hard-to-recycle items, and where to find countywide recycling drives.It details the latest information on recycling household waste, appliances, electronics, paint, motor oil, light bulbs, batteries, hazardous waste and medications. The information is collected and researched for accuracy by the staff of the Sustainability Center at McHenry County College.

The McHenry County Department of Health works to provide specialized recycling to residents of the county throughout the year.

In McHenry County waste haulers, for a variety of logistic reasons, do not recycle styrofoam. The Defenders collects clean styrofoam at our drop-off location at Algonquin Township Road District at 3702 US-14, Crystal Lake